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Placing people on federal no-fly lists without charging them with any crime poses significant due process issues. Patrick Eddington details the case of Capitol rallygoers who probably weren’t rioters, but ended up unable to fly.   More

The pardon power is broad, and many pardons that Presidents grant are questionable. In the case of pardons for security personnel working for Blackwater in Iraq, they might make relations for the U.S.   More

The Trump Administration has declared Houthis a terror group. In doing so, the road to a diplomatic resolution of the Saudi-led war in Yemen is that much more difficult. John Glaser comments.   More

Twitter banned President Trump after he used the platform to help spin up a crowd just before last week’s deadly Capitol attack. That should seem like an easy call. But what about similar bans on some Trump supporters?   More

Twitter banned President Trump after he used the platform to help spin up a crowd just before last week’s deadly Capitol attack. That should seem like an easy call. But what about similar bans on some Trump supporters?   More

Donald Trump’s latest impeachment in the U.S. House now triggers a Senate trial. An impeachment trial isn’t a criminal proceeding, so how will the Senate weigh evidence? And why did some in GOP leadership push instead for “censure” just days after running for their lives from a Trump-inspired mob that killed at least four people?   More

Does the ideal of American exceptionalism demand anything? That is, how can the U.S. be exceptional without people working to make it that way? Historian Anthony Comegna talks about the myths that surround the notion of American exceptionalism.   More

Donald Trump urged his followers to go directly to Congress on Wednesday. Was he inciting them to riot? The pro-Trump mob that shortly thereafter invaded the Capitol engaged in criminal behavior.   More

As the U.S. enters the final two weeks of the presidency of Donald Trump, the pro-Trump mob attack on the Capitol is spurring lawmakers to renew calls to remove the President by either impeachment and removal or invoking the 25th Amendment.   More

Pro-Trump forces hoping to overturn the 2020 presidential election broke police barricades, broke windows to enter the Capitol, entered members offices, and looted. David Boaz comments on how the conservative movement ended up here.   More

The heavy hand of government is getting heavier during the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccine doses. Jeff Singer comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.   More

Joe Biden’s pick for Secretary of Education will face pressure for the department to hand down “guidance” to tell schools when and how to open or close as the pandemic continues.   More

How has the Citizens United decision changed the competitiveness of politics? Do voters have a basically fair understanding of how campaign spending functions? David M. Primo and Jeffrey D. Milyo are authors of Campaign Finance and American Democracy: What the Public Really Thinks and Why It Matters.   More

Despite the backlash against openness in much of the world, Johan Norberg says it’s a source of strength. His new book is Open: The Story of Human Progress. See acast.com/privacy   More

Joe Biden has no reason to back away from his ambitious immigration reform plans. David Bier explains why. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.   More

It wasn’t a big piece of the presidential campaign, but since the election, proposals to bail out student loan borrowers have become dramatically more ambitious. Neal McCluskey explains the folly of more freebies for the well-off.   More

Immigrants make up a valuable group of voters in American elections. How did they vote in 2016 and 2020? Alex Nowrasteh explains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.   More

Cannabis descheduling at the federal level had a brief moment this year, but ultimately it didn’t happen. What does next year hold for continuing the trend toward decriminalizing or legalizing cannabis?   More

Understanding the role of Jesus in Islam may be a key to expanding mutual religious toleration. Mustafa Akyol explains why. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.   More

Religious persecution around the globe continues. How would a Biden Administration differ in foreign policy relating to religion? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.   More